Dear John C. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) Vinyl LP O&O3465 Peterson talks through the piano

Peterson talks through the piano and at his best he makes the piano sing

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Raymond Mason on trombone

Brooks is joined here by Johnny Coles on trumpet

a set of standards given riveting interpretations by a quartet featuring Hal Galper on piano

Dear John C. (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) Vinyl LP O&O3465 Peterson talks through the pianoCut on February 23 and 25, 1965, at Rudy Van Gelders studio and released later that year on Impulse!, Dear John C. marks drummer Elvin Joness first album for the label as a full fledged leader, boldly looking forward while honoring his transformative contributions with the John Coltrane Quartet since the beginning of the decade. Produced by Bob Thiele, the sessions feature alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, pianists Roland Hanna and Elvins brother Hank